Song Sparrows are cheerful, small, rich brown and white birds. These Birds have a beautiful song, hence their name. Males and females of this species look the same. You can attract Song Sparrows to your yard with a Bird Feeder containing black oil sunflower seeds. To learn more about this bird, check out the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's description of it: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Song_Sparrow/id Here are some Song Sparrows Pics: Submissions are now closed here!
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LAST WEEK'S BIRD WAS: The Victoria Crowned Pigeon! No one sent in what it was, so please send in your best guess is about this week's bird! UPDATE: To help everyone out, There are now 4 options too choose from when guessing the bird's species! Hello and welcome to our post series, What Bird! Every Saturday, an image of a bird is posted and you have to figure out what it is! Here are the rules: 1. Do not search google for the image. 2. Use only allaboutbirds.org or bird field guides to identify the bird. 3. Have Fun! Here is this week's bird: - Form Entries are Now Closed. -Once again, we apologize for not keeping up with posting! We are not doing a double post, but promise to keep up with our posting from now on! The Ring-Billed Gull is a medium sized Gull that migrates through most of America, and can be seen near the Great Lakes and the Ocean. Juvenile Ring Billed Gulls look like adults, but have brown speckles on them! Females and Males of this species look the same. Ring Billed Gulls will eat almost anything, including beach picnics and trash! If you want to learn more about this bird, check out the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's description of it: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ring-billed_Gull/id Here are some Ring-Billed Gull Photos: Remember last week, when we asked for your observations of the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, or the Carolina Wren? Well, we would now like observations of the Ring Billed Gull! Just submit your observation below, and it might get featured on our blog! Submissions are due by September 1st. -Form Entries are Now Closed.--Rose LAST WEEKS BIRD WAS: The Pileated Woodpecker! No one sent in what it was. Hello and welcome to our post series, What Bird! Every Saturday, an image of a bird is posted and you have to figure out what it is! Here are the rules: 1. Do not search google for the image. 2. Use only allaboutbirds.org or bird field guides to identify the bird. 3. Have Fun! Here is this week's bird: -Entries are Now Closed.-First of all, everyone here at HQ is sorry that we haven't been keeping up with Bird Spotlight or What Bird. We are also sorry that this is a day late! We now bring you a double bird spotlight! Carolina Wrens are cute, jaunty little birds that live year-round in the Eastern half of the United States of America. The males and females of this species look the same. These adorable birds have a song that sounds like this: "Tea-kettle tea-kettle tea-kettle!" You can attract these birds to your yard with seeds, but they prefer suet. If you want to learn more about the Carolina Wren, check out the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's description of this bird: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Carolina_Wren/id Here are some photographs of the Caroline Wren: And now for our second bird: Ruby Throated Hummingbirds migrate from South America and Southern Florida to the Eastern United States each Summer to mate. Males, like in the picture, have red, sparkling feathers on their faces to attract female Hummingbirds. Females look just like the males, but without the red feathers. All hummingbirds drink nectar from flowers for food and most hummingbirds are attracted to the color red. Most hummingbirds migrate to the west, around California. You can attract hummingbirds by putting out a hummingbird feeder. Use this recipe to make sugar-water to put in a feeder: 4 parts water to 1 part sugar (don't use red food coloring! It can be harmful to hummingbirds!) If you want to learn more about this bird, check out the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's description of the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-throated_Hummingbird/id Here are some Ruby Throated Hummingbird photos: Remember how, on our last bird spotlight, we asked for an observation of the Downy Woodpecker? Well, once again, no observations were sent in! If you have an observation of either the Carolina Wren or the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, submit it below! Submissions are due by 8/19/15 at 12:00 AM. -Entries are Now Closed.-Downy woodpeckers are small black and white birds. Males have a red patch on the back of their head. Like their name suggests, downy woodpeckers drill into trees. They do this to find insects that live inside the wood. They also peck trees to make holes to nest in. Downy woodpeckers live almost everywhere in the United States, and you can attract them to your yard with a suet feeder. For more information, check out Cornell Lab of Ornithology's description of the downy woodpecker: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Downy_Woodpecker/id Habitat: Forests Food: Insects Thank you all for your submissions. Entry deadlines are now over! If you still wish to submit a bird observation, please submit it through the form in our "Exploring Birdlife" section. -Jill Remember how, last week, we asked you to send in an observation of the Gray Catbird? Well, sadly, no one shared any observations with us! But here is another chance to be featured on our blog! Just submit an observation of the Red Winged blackbird below! The deadline for submissions is 12:01 AM ET on June 27th. The red winged Blackbird is a common sight in marshes across America. The males of this species are black, with a bright red patch of feathers on each wing. The females are brown. Red winged Blackbirds have a memorable call, which can be heard at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's page about this bird: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id Here are some photographs of the Red-Winged Blackbird: Thank you all for your submissions. Entry deadlines are now over! If you still wish to submit a bird observation, please submit it through the form in our "Exploring Birdlife" section. -Rose
The Gray Catbird is a medium sized bird with one of the most memorable calls is the bird world. It sounds like a cross between a cat meowing and a door creaking! In the Summer, Catbirds migrate into most of America from the South. But, if you live in Southern Florida, you may see Catbirds during the Winter! Here is a description of the Gray Catbird by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/gray_catbird/id and here are some Catbird Pics: Catbirds are cool! Now here is yet another chance to be featured on our blog: Just submit one of your observations of a Gray Catbird below! You have until July 20th at 12:30 AM to submit your observation. Thank you all for your submissions. Entry deadlines are now over! If you still wish to submit a bird observation, please submit it through the form in our "Exploring Birdlife" section. - UPDATE --Rose
Did you ever think that it would be cool to get featured on our blog? Here is your chance! Write a poem about birds of any kind, and type it into the box below! You have until August 31 to submit your poem! -Rose
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About RoseI am Rose, a 12 year old birdwatcher and the founder of Junior Ornithologists! I REALLY love birds and have since I was five years old. I also know a lot about birds and, through this website, I hope to share my knowledge with you! About JillHi! I'm Jill, and I like birds just as much as Rose does. The first word I learned to say was bird! My favorite birds are perigrine falcons and snowy owls. I can't wait to share information about birds with everyone!
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